Open AccessSpindle's hidden collaborator exposed
Author(s) -
Mitch Leslie
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1845iti1
Subject(s) - mitosis , biology , spindle checkpoint , microbiology and biotechnology , spindle apparatus , mitotic exit , cell , cell division , genetics
The spindle that separates chromosomes during mitosis has a shadowy partner, as [Lince-Faria et al.][1] show. The structure serves as a staging area for checkpoint proteins that decide whether the cell can advance through mitosis.![Figure][2] In these time-lapse shots of a mitotic cell,
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